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Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Anti-Trump 'No More War' protests: List of states and cities to host demonstrations
Amid rising tensions following the US military strike on Iran, the 50501 movement and other activist groups are planning "No More War" protests across the country on Sunday. This comes after President Donald Trump's announcement on Saturday evening, when he revealed that the US had attacked Iranian sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The strike marks the first US intervention in the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. Anti-Trump 'No More War' protests are being organised nationwide following a US military strike on Iran. (Photo by Alex Kent / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP) Also Read: What are the main US military bases in the Middle East? Iran threatens retaliation after US strikes key nuclear sites The 50501 movement, which advocates for 50 protests across all 50 states, is today mobilizing activists for "No More War" protests. Posts shared by various 50501 factions and other activist groups, including the Answer Coalition, highlight multiple cities and states nationwide where these demonstrations will take place. According to Newsweek, these states and cities include: Asheville, North Carolina Baltimore Cincinnati, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Los Angeles Louisville, Kentucky Manchester, New Hampshire Milwaukee New York City Phoenix Providence, Rhode Island Richmond, Virginia San Marco, Texas Seattle Springfield, Missouri Washington, DC More protests can be announced in other states and cities later in the day. Also Read: Operation Midnight Hammer timeline: Here's how US carried out 18 hour long mission against Iran Another set of anti-Trump protests planned in July Another wave of national anti-Trump protests is set to take place across the U.S. on July 17, organized under the banner Good Trouble Lives On. The demonstrations are inspired by the legacy of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis. These protests are being planned across the US in various cities such as New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, with people invited to 'March in Peace, Act in Power." The protests, outlined in their downloadable "Host Toolkit" for organizers, have three main objectives. These goals wish to put an end to 'the extreme crackdown on civil rights by the Trump administration," "the attacks on Black and brown Americans, immigrants, trans people, and other communities," and "the slashing of programs that working people rely on, including Medicaid, SNAP, and Social Security."
WIRED
3 days ago
- WIRED
Print. Fold. Share. Download WIRED's How to Win a Fight Zine Here
Jun 20, 2025 6:00 AM Never made a zine? Haven't made one since 1999? We made one, and so can you. Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Shirley Chong This week, WIRED has been helping readers (that's you!) learn how to win a fight, from understanding the tactics of the Tesla Takedown movement to knowing how to out-troll a troll. We also put together a zine that collects some of the most helpful tidbits in a handy format you can print, fold, and share with friends and family. The zine, which you can download below, condenses crucial advice from multiple articles in a single sheet of printer paper. The adapted articles include tips from WIRED writers on how to protest safely as well as advice for protecting yourself from government surveillance and during phone searches at the US border. The folding process may seem daunting at first, but we promise it's not as hard as it looks. A scannable QR code in the zine links back to our complete package, which is stocked with important reads, like articles about the tech-fueled resistance to the Trump administration and the future of transgender health care. This zine was born out of a desire to create something helpful and tangible for readers during these tumultuous times. Thank you to Shirley Chong and Alex Kent for contributing your wonderful illustrations and photography. And thanks to you, our audience. This zine, all the reporting in these stories, and our daily investigations would not be possible without the support of WIRED subscribers.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bill expanding Tennessee law enforcement powers during protests draws pushback
Metro Nashville Police wearing riot gear during a 2020 protest in Downtown Nashville. (Photo: Alex Kent) A GOP bill giving law enforcement expanded arrest powers during public protests and police actions is drawing pushback from civil rights and journalist groups as a potential infringement on First Amendment rights. The multi-part bill (HB55/SB30) by Tennessee House Leader William Lamberth of Portland and Sen. Mark Pody of Lebanon — both Republicans — would allow police to order members of the media and public to remain 25 feet away from crime scenes, traffic stops and any 'ongoing and immediate threat to public safety.' The proposed legislation would also give police added enforcement powers during public protests and demonstrations. The bill redefines the crime of 'littering' to include the distribution of flyers with the 'intent to to unlawfully intimidate,' criminalizes the hanging of banners and signs over bridges and tunnels and allows police to make misdemeanor arrests of protestors identified through social media videos. The bill additionally gives law enforcement the right to demand a person's name based on 'reasonable suspicion of a legal violation.' In a letter to lawmakers Monday, more than two dozen groups representing Tennessee Muslim, Jewish, Black and immigrant groups, and civil liberties advocates, warned the legislation is 'likely to have a chilling effect' on a spectrum of communities seeking to make their voices heard in response to public policy decisions. 'We are living in a period in which constitutional rights and physical safety are at increased risk with federal workers, students, LGBTQ+ immigrant, Jewish, Muslim and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities caught in the crosshairs,' their letter noted. The 'real world impact' of the proposed legislation would infringe on the fundamental right of speech and assembly, the groups said. There's a million-and-a-half reasons why reporters need to be in close proximity to law enforcement to do their own job. This gives police far too much discretion to shut that reporting down. – Grayson Clary, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Media organizations have also opposed the legislation. 'As you can imagine, journalists appear within 25 feet of law enforcement officers doing their day job every day,' said Grayson Clary, staff attorney with Lawyers Committee for Freedom of the Press, which provides legal support to journalists. 'Maybe it's a crime scene, a protest, a police response to a rally when it takes a turn,' he said. 'There's a million-and-a-half reasons why reporters need to be in close proximity to law enforcement to do their own job. This gives police far too much discretion to shut that reporting down.' Similar legislation in Indiana and Louisiana creating buffer zones between police and the public, including the media, have been preliminarily halted by federal courts, Clary noted. Both laws are currently in the federal appeals process. Pody told lawmakers last week that the intent of a 25-foot buffer line around police is not to keep the public from observing police actions, but to protect the work of law enforcement. 'They can still be witnessed. They can still be videotaped,' Pody said. 'I think that law enforcement is not opposed to anything like that. We still want them to be held accountable…We're just saying there's a 25 foot radius if (police) are actively doing something where they need to be focused on the job.' But Sen. London Lamar, a Memphis Democrat, noted that requiring the public to be 25 feet away could keep police actions out of view. She cited the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police – an event captured on bystander video. 'The flaw in this part (of Tennessee's bill) is it doesn't give citizens the ability to exercise their First Amendment right and catch that,' she said. 'And it opens up the door to police misconduct, and it shields them from citizens having the evidence of police misconduct.' Republican Sen. Brent Taylor of Memphis cited 'bridge bandits, intersection imbeciles and interstate insurrectionists' disrupting roadways in his district for his support of the bill. In response to questions from Taylor, a Tennessee Highway Patrol attorney confirmed that, should the bill become law, protestors in Memphis who appear in social media images blocking roadways and bridges could be arrested by state troopers even if Memphis police declined to make arrests. The bill's origins lie with action taken by the Metro Nashville Council last year in response to several anti-semitic and racist demonstrations by white supremacist and neo-Nazis in downtown Nashville. The largely Democratic council voted overwhelmingly in favor of passing four ordinances aimed at hate speech and those who promote it, including buffer zones around public buildings, a ban on highway banners and a provision banning the transport of individuals in the back of a box truck — the way some white supremacist protestors arrived in Nashville last summers. Tennessee Republicans, Nashville mayor back antisemitism bill Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell and others in Metro government worked with Republicans to craft the current legislation and its backers have cited the need to stem a rise in anti-semitic demonstrations. 'While addressing anti-Semitism is a shared and important concern, these bills include sweeping provisions with dangerous and far-reaching consequences that compromise free speech, public safety, and the principles of equitable justice,' said Sabina Mohyuddin, executive director of the Nashville-based American Muslim Advisory Council, which opposes the bill along with Bend the Arc Jewish Action, Latino Memphis, Nashville Jews for Justice and the NAACP Nashville branch. 'In today's political climate—where immigrant and pro-Palestinian voices are increasingly targeted—this legislation raises grave concerns,' she said. The Tennessee Senate adopted the bill 30-2 Monday. In the House, the bill will be considered after debate over the state budget. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
